Induction-motor.



E. P. W. ALEXANDERSON.

' INDUCTION MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1913. 1,1 1 9,741 Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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UNITED STAKES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST F. W. ALEXANDER-SON. OF SCHENECTADY, NEW' YORK. ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

INDUCTION-MOTOR.

Application filed July 10, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, ERNST F. \V. ALEX- ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, county of Schenectady, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Induction-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to induction motors. and particularly to induction motors having secondary windings of the squirrel cage type.

It is well recognized in the art that in order to start an induction motor under load without excessive current How, the secondary circuit of the motor should have a relative] y high resistance, and, on the other hand, thatwhen the motor is substantially up to speed, A

the resistance of the secondary circuit should be re atively low in order to secure etlicient operating characteristics. It therefore, most desirable to provide an induction motor with a secondary winding whose etlectivc resistance varies automatically as the slip of the motor varies. Such a characteristic is particularly desirable in the case of a secondary winding of the squirrel cage type, since this type of winding is the simplest and cheapest form of secondary winding for an induction motor.

Numerous expedients have heretofore been devised or suggested for providing a secondary winding for an induction motor having a resistance which automatically varies as the slip of the motor varies. In most of these devices advantageis taken of the difference in frequency of the induced secondary current at starting of the motor and when the motor is running at full speed. At starting, the frequency of the secondary current is high, While at substantially full speed, the frequency of .the secondary current is low. A secondary winding, whose effective resistance varies as a direct function of the frequency of the secondary current, possesses the desirable characteristics above mentioned.

My invention more specifically relates to the secondary winding of the squirrel cage t pe of an induction motor and takes ad antage of the well known principle of an inductively changing effective resistance as above discussed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 778,253.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of secondary wind-- ing for an induction motor.

More particularly, the object of my invention is to provide a secondary winding of the squirrel cage type of novel construction and possessing the characteristic featureof an inductively changing efi'ective resistance. That is, my improved winding is so construeted and designed that the effective ohmic resistance of the winding varies With the slip, due to the inductive action of the secondary current.

Another object of my invention is to provide an end ring construction which shall also serve as a clamping plate for the laminated sheets of the magnetic body.

As heretofore suggested, I am well aware that a winding of this general character is not broadly new.

- My invention consists in certain novel fea turns of construction which my improved 1Ti(l]l11' possesses. These novel features are definitely indicated in the claims appended hereto.

The details of construction and mode o operation of an induction motor embodying the features of my invention will be understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the rotor of an induction motor embodying my novel construction of secondary winding, and Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

in the accompanying drawings I have illustrated my improved form of secondary winding carried in a magnetic body constituting the rotor of the motor. The primary winding of the motor has been omitted in the drawings since it is of the usual con- Ccnductorbars of copper or other good conducting material are looatedin the slots of the magnetic core. The portion of each conductor bar in contact with the magnetic Patented Dec. 1, 1914. i

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core is surrounded with insulating material 8. The function of the insulating material is to prevent the flow of current through the magnetic core from one conductor bar to another. In my construction of winding an appreciable voltage exists between adjacent conductor bars, especially when the slip of the motor is high, and unless the conductor bars are insulated from the magnetic core the secondary current will flow from one conductor bar to another through the core.

The laminated sheets of the magneticbody or core 6 are held together by means of end plates 9 of magnetic material. Preferably the end plates 9 are made of iron, and are securely clamped to the laminated sheets, as for example, by means of bolts 10, thus binding the laminated sheets of the core rigidly together.

Magnetic vanes 11 are secure to each end 7 plate. Preferably the magnetic vanes are end plates 9, and

integrally connected to the the end plates 9 and vanes 11 may be an in tegral casting of magnetic material, as iron. Each end plate is provided with as many vanes as there are conductor bars, and each conductor bar is secured at each end to a vane of an end plate.

An end ring 12 of non-magnetic material, as for example copper, is bolted'or otherwise rigidly secured to the vanes of each end plate. The end ring 12 is secured to the vanes at a point removed from the point of connection of the vanes to the conductor bars, so that the secondary current must flow through the vanes in passing from a conductor bar to the end ring.

The end plates 9 are of considerable cross sectional area and constitute a magnetic end ring of low cage winding. The vanes 11 are also of a suliicient cross-sectional area to have low ohmic resistance. Under normal. full speed conditions the vanes 11 will provide paths of low resistance from the conductor bars to the end rings 12 andalso to the end plates 9. Under such conditions the secondary winding operates as an ordinary squirrel cage winding.

T he secondary current flowing from conductor bar to conductor bar in my mproved passes down through one vane nto winding the end plate 9 or into the end ring 12, and thence up through the appropriate vaneto the conductor bar under the'neXt adjacent pole. The current' flowing in this. path sets up a magnetlc'flux from secondary current is high, this flux is rapidly alternating, and by its inductive action tends to force the secondary crrrent into that portion of the vanes farthest removed from the rotor body. Under these conditions the secondary current will tend to flow through a longer ohmic resistance for the squirrel pole to pole which bridges the gaps between the several nter vening vanes. When the frequency of thearound the outer surface of the vanes to the end ring 12. We have, therefore, in substance a portion of the. secondary current flowing in a circuit which is highly inductive, while the remaining, and by far larger portion of the secondary current, flows path which is of relatively high resistance because of its length and because of the skin effect phenomenon.

When the frequency of the secondary cur-, rent is low, the current will take the short est path from the conductor bars 8 to the end rings 12 and tow the end plates 9. The

entire mass of the vaneswill be available to carry thiscurrent, and hence a path of low ohmic resistance is provided from the'concluctor bars to the end rings. W hen the frequency of the secondary current is high, the 1 great-est portion of the currentwill be forced to flow around the outer surface of the" varies in a'path whose effective ohmic .re--

sistance is relatively high. The presence of the magnetic material of the end plate and:

the vanes, together with the skin efiect phenomenon, imparts to my novel construction winding an effective ohmic resistance which varies with the frequency of the secondar y current.

It will be understood of course that two lowresistance end rings are not necessary in my improved secondary winding. The non-magnet1c endrmg 12 may be omitted if desired, but I have found from experiments that this end ring improves the op erating characteristics of the motor. When this end ring is employed it carries the bull:

of the secondary currentunder all condi tions due to its low resistance.

The shape of the vanes 11 may be altered to suit conditions in practice. In general these vanes'must have sufiicient cross-sec: tional area to provide a path of low ohmic resistance for secondary current of low frequency, and must be proportioned to provide a path of considerable length around the outer surface thereof, or around that surface toward which the secondary current the vanes are so designed that the path which current of. high frequency is forced tofollow'is relatively long compared with the length ofthe path which current of low frequency can follow. Furthermore, theformer path has considerably greater re- 'While I. have shown asides-area the best form of my invention now known to me, I desire toihave'it understood that many modifications may be made by those skilled in theart without departing in any way ot high frequency is forced. That is to say 5:

from the spirit of my invention as herein disclosed. I'. accordingly desire to cover in the annexed claims all such modifications that come within the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In an induction motor, a secondary member comprising a magnetic body having slots therein, conductor bars in said slots, vanes of magnetic material secured to said conductor bars, said vanes being of low ohmic resistance and proportioned to provide a relatively long path for the low of current of high frequency, and a relatively short path for the flow of current of low frequency, and a low resistance end ring electrically connected to the vanes secured to the same end of the conductor bars.

2. In an induction motor, a secondary member comprisinga magnetic body havingslots therein, conductor bars in said slots, vanes of magnetic material secured to said conductor bars, said vanes being of considerable cross-sectional area so as to have low ohmic resistance and having an outer surface on the side removed from said magnetic body of relatively gre; length toward which secondary current of high frequency is forced, and a low rcsist ance end ring secured to said vanes at a point removed from the point of connection of the conductor bars to the vanes, such that the straight line distance between said points is appreciably less than the dis ance around said outer surface.

3. In an induction motor, a secondary member comprising a magnetic body having slots therein, conductor bars in said slots, vanes of magnetic material secured to said conductor bars, said vanes being proportioned to provide a relatively short path of low ohmic resistance per unit of length for secondary current of low frequency and a relatively long path of high ohmic resistance per unit of length for-secondary current of high jt'rcduency, and a low resistance end ring secured to said vanes at a point removed from the point of connection ol. conductor bars to the vanes.

4. In an induction 1notor,amagneticbody, a squirrel. cage winding carried thereon comprising conductor bars, means for clertrically interconnecting one end of the bars,

a loW resistance magnetic end ring and alow resistance nonanagnctic end ring adjacent the other end of said bars. and electrical connecting means of inductively changing effective resistance between this end of said bars and both adjacent end rings.

"5; In an induction motor, a, secondary body having slots therein, conductor l '0 in said slots, a loav resistance magnetic end ring and a low resistance nonmagnetic end ring at each end of said magzjnetic body, and electricalconnecting means of inductively changing e'llective resistance between one end of each conductor bar and both adjacent end rings.

6. In an induction motor, a secondary member comprising a magnetic body having slots therein, conductor bars in said slots, a vane of magnetic material secured to each end of each conductor bar, and means comprising a low resistance non-magnetic end ring for electrically connecting the vanes secured to the same end of the conductor bars.

7. In an induction motor, a secondary member comprising a magnetic body having slots therein, an end ring of magnetic material at each end of said body, a plurality of vanes of magnetic material integrally secured to each end ring, conductor bars in said slot and secured to a vane of each end ring, and a non-magnetic end ring of low resistance secured to said vanes at a point removed from the point of conneclion of said conductor bars to said vanes.

vvith said magnetic body, vanes of magnctic material secured to each end of each conductor bar, means comprising magnetic material of low ohmic resistance for electrically connecting the vanes secured to thradjacent ends of the conductor bars, and a non'niagnctic end ring of low ohmic resistance connected to those vanes which are secured to the adjacent ends of the conductor bars, said ring being connected to said vanes at a point removed from the point of connection of the vanes to the conductor bars.

In an induction motor, a body comprising laminated shccts of magnetic malerial, end plates of low resistance magnetic material, means for forcing said plates together .to tightly clamp said sheets, vanes integrally formed on said plates, transverse slots in said sheets, conductor bars located therein, the ends of said conductor bars being electrically connected to said vanes at a point remote from the point of connection between the vanes and the coaeting plate.

10. In an induction motor, a rotor comprising a shaft, a magnetic core surrounding said shaft made up of laminated sheets of magnetic material, end plates of low and vanes and between the vanes and c0- non-magnetic low resistance end rings, and In witness whereof, I have hereunto set means for electrically connecting said end my hand this 8th day of July 1913. A

rings to said vanes at a point remote from ERKST F. W. ALEXANDERSON. the points-0f connectionbetween the bars Witnesses:

BENJAMIN B. HULL,

acting plate. HELEN ORFORD. 

